We had an excellent turnout for our 2018 AGM at Theoretically Brewing. Some highlights, below:

Elections

Each member of the executive was reelected:

o Josh Markle, President

o Andrew Beaton, Vice-President

o Morgan Schaufele, Secretary

o David Hrudey, Treasurer

Richard Burke will continue on in the role of Past President

Financials

David took us through 2017’s financials and we are well-positioned to continue our work for the next three years (our casino funding cycle)

Our 2018 to 2020 budget is tentatively set – more details to follow

Works

Hidden Creek

o We have a significant amount of work scheduled this year for Hidden Creek

o Several workdays are planned for summer and fall, which includes willow harvesting and building wattle fences – this is a great volunteer opportunity

o Murray Dueck (Director, Hidden Creek) will also lead a hike/bike survey of Hidden in the first week of July (tentative) – this is another excellent opportunity to get boots on the ground

Girardi Creek: we still plan a bank restoration workday on Girardi Creek, a tributary to the Crowsnest River, at some point this spring/early summer

Temperature Loggers: the Chapter recently purchased 18 temperature loggers with the intent of installing and monitoring them in Pincher, Chipman, and Hidden creeks – we will need some help with this, so please let us know if you are interested

A big thanks to all of our presenters. For those who missed out, Jeremy Benson put together a short clip of cutties, bulls, and the occasional whitefish eeking out existence at sub-zero - watch below!

We didn't get around to discussing much of our work for 2018, including education and outreach in partnership with the Helen Schuler Nature Centre and in the classroom, work on the Burmis and Hillcrest leases on the Crowsnest river, our angler diary program, and more - stay tuned for further updates.

And we hope to see you at our next meeting: May 31, 2018, 6 - 9 PM, Theoretically Brewing.